Program (poster) IFMC-2018 — XXXI International Festival of Modern Choreography in Vitebsk

IFMC 2018 Program (Poster) — XXXI Vitebsk International Festival of Modern Choreography, ticket price information.

 

NOVEMBER 21 (Wednesday)

18:00 Vitebsk Concert Hall, Box A "MUSEUM-ARCHIVE" Opening of an installation exhibition dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the festival Free admission.

18:00 Vitebsk Concert Hall, Box A "DIALOGUE WITH ONESELF" Opening of an art photography exhibition ANNA MOISEYUK-BARKOVSKAYA, Lithuania Free admission.

18:00 Vitebsk Concert Hall, Box A "PLASTICS OF FORM" Opening of a sculpture exhibition ANDREY VOROBYOV, Belarus Free admission.

18:30 Vitebsk Concert Hall, Box A Dance performance "LITTLE JOY" 16+ Choreography: Joshua Monten. "JOSHUA MONTEN COMPANY", Switzerland Free admission.

19.00 Vitebsk Concert Hall, Grand Hall Act I SOLEMN OPENING OF THE XXXI INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF MODERN CHOREOGRAPHY IN VITEBSK Presentation of participants of the International Competition of Modern Choreography Act II A wordless performance, festival version "CALIGULA" 16+ Music by Pavel Akimkin. Directed and choreographed by Sergey Zemlyansky. Moscow Gubernsky Theatre under the direction of People's Artist of Russia Sergey Bezrukov, Russia The production is based not only on the plot of Albert Camus' play of the same name but also on historical materials and plots from the works of other authors. The performance is staged in the genre of "plastic drama" – without words. The artistic images are created through body language and musical accents, using characteristic dance elements, scenography, and visual effects. Ticket price: 18.00 – 30.00 rubles Tickets at city ticket offices and at www.kvitki.by

NOVEMBER 22 (Thursday)

19.00 Vitebsk Concert Hall, Grand Hall Ballet in two acts "THE SLEEPING BEAUTY" 12+ Music by P.I. Tchaikovsky. Choreography by Radu Poklitaru. "KIEV MODERN BALLET" Theatre, Ukraine Radu POKLITARU's "THE SLEEPING BEAUTY" tells about human existence, about eternal moral principles. The new story will lead the king to true love not in a hundred years, but in eight centuries. And amazing fairy-tale characters will settle in the royal palace. Ticket price: 15.00 – 25.00 rubles Tickets at city ticket offices and at www.kvitki.by

NOVEMBER 23 (Friday)

19.00 Y. Kolas National Drama Theatre Act I. Dance performance "AIR" 18+ Music: Dmitry LADES / AORTHA. Music by J.S. BACH is used. Staging: Olga LABOVkina. Performers: Alexander FILIPPOV, Sergey TOLKACH, Olga LABOVkina. Act II. Ballet-suite "TOLSTOY" 12+ Music by classical and contemporary composers. Choreography: Alexey Rastorguev, Dmitry Antipov, Yulia Bacheva, Alexander Mogilev, Konstantin Keikhel, Pavel Glukhov. PERM THEATRE "BALLET OF EVGENY PANFILOV", Russia  "In this production, we play with the idea of freedom, air as a space of aspirations..." "The idea is in the air...", "...this is my outlet", "there was no air in their relationship." What remains when the air disappears?  Throughout the evening, dance miniatures will be shown, united into the ballet-suite "TOLSTOY". They are united by a common theme – the works of Leo TOLSTOY, whose 190th anniversary is celebrated by the whole world this year. The program includes works by Alexey RASTORGUEV, Pavel GLUKHOV, Yulia BACHEVA, Alexander MOGILEV, Konstantin KEIKHEL.  Ticket price: 12.00 – 15.00 rubles  Tickets at city ticket offices and at www.kvitki.by

NOVEMBER 24 (Saturday)

16.00 Concert hall "Vitebsk", Grand Hall Part I. FINAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION OF MODERN CHOREOGRAPHY. Part one Part II. Choreographic performance  "PANOPTICON" 12+ Music by: Sergey Ivanov. Choreography by: Alexey Rastorguev. Perm Theatre "BALLET OF EVGENY PANFILOV", Russia  Imagine that reality is multidimensional, and you have the opportunity to look into its reflection. This is the world of the Panopticon. A space where time is looped. Illusion gives birth to Necessity. Power is powerless. We invite you to walk through the halls of the Panopticon and answer the question: "What is Freedom?" Ticket price: 12.00 – 23.00 rubles  Tickets at city ticket offices and at www.kvitki.by

19.00 Concert hall "Vitebsk", Grand Hall Part I. FINAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION OF MODERN CHOREOGRAPHY. Part two Part II. Tribute performance  "STAR 62090" 12+ Music by: Viktor Tsoi. Choreography by: Sergey Rainik. Perm Theatre "BALLET OF EVGENY PANFILOV", Russia  A tribute performance is both a dedication and a message, not simply created based on the music and poems of Viktor Tsoi. It is a tribute to the special state experienced by everyone who has ever heard the intonational chords of this musician. His mentality seemed unearthly, and his music – cosmic. His entire appearance, accent, and voice intonations were only confirmation of his attitude towards the world of the future. Ticket price: 12.00 – 23.00 rubles  Tickets at city ticket offices and at www.kvitki.by

NOVEMBER 25 (Sunday)

18.00 Concert Hall "Vitebsk", Grand Hall Part I. Grand Closing Ceremony of the XXXI International Festival of Modern Choreography in Vitebsk Award ceremony and performance by laureates of the international competition Part II. Performance "OVERTURES OF ROSSINI" 16+ Music by: Gioachino Rossini. Choreography by: Mauro Astolfi. "SPELLBOUND CONTEMPORARY BALLET", Italy Ticket price: 18.00 – 30.00 rubles Tickets at city ticket offices and at www.kvitki.by